1936-2021
Mr. Vinas Sparks, age 85 went to his Heavenly home on October 30, 2021. He loved the Lord and loved to sing, and play his guitar in church.
He was born April 25, 1936 in Boyd County, Kentucky to the late Richmond and Katherine Sparks.
Vinas moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1962 where he lived for 50 years, before returning to Grayson, Kentucky in 2012.
He was a wonderful husband and father, who loved his family. Vinas was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God in Dayton, Ohio.
In addition to his parents, Vinas is preceded in death by three sisters Viola Sexton, Versie Fannin, and Goldie Ball.
He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Doris Blevins Sparks, two daughters, Candy Pannell (Scott Strehl) of Dayton, Ohio and Vonda Kay (James) Carroll of Ashville, North Carolina. One granddaughter Amber (Mark) Applegate of Knoxville, Tennessee and three other step-grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and one sister, Geneva Adams of Grayson, Kentucky and several nieces, nephews and friends who will sadly mourn his passing.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Grayson Funeral Home and Cremation Services 49 McCoy Road, Grayson, Kentucky with Brother Ray Sexton officiating. Burial will follow in the Leadingham Cemetery, St. Route 1122 in Grayson, Kentucky.
Friends may visit from 12 p.m. until the service hour at Grayson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Grayson, Kentucky.
Pallbearers will be Scott Strehl, Leroy Wright, Darrin Welsh, Willy Hall, Trenton Welsh and Ronald Blevins.
Grayson Funeral Home and Cremation Services are caring for all arrangements for Mr. Vinas Sparks.